Regardless of where you get your chicks, you need to provide them a warm, safe place to grow until they can join the flock. You can purchase a brooder or build one yourself.
The phrase is borrowed from the Slow Food movement, and it reflects a desire to pasture-raise breeds that take longer to reach market but have advantages over the industry's choice.
Treat the beekeeper in your life to something sweet this season. Here are some gift ideas, most of them practical but some humorous.
Some poultry-keepers live alongside individual birds. If you want a house chicken or duck, follow these steps to move the bird from barnyard to household.
Major differences in nutritional requirements exist for different types of poultry at different ages. Here's how to deliver the proper mix.
That flashy flesh on your bird's head is more than an ornamental appendage. Chicken combs come in many varieties and serve multiple uses.
This animated video of a chicken choir singing Christmas carols is no clucking joke.
Take a step outside your comfort zone and connect with other beekeepers at your local bee club. Here are some of the ways you'll improve.
If you have a small garden or limited areas for your chickens to forage for greens, try a few of the following tips.
If you live in an area with harsh winters, follow these common-sense guidelines to keep your chickens safe from frostbite.
Your herd needs a little TLC as temperatures drop. Here are tips on shelter, food, water and general health to keep your goats well through the winter.
The Cream Legbar is a mix of three chicken breeds. Hens are known for laying blue and green eggs.
